Netopia 3387W-ENT manual Connecting through a Telnet Session, Configuring Telnet software

5-2 Getting Started Guide

reconfiguring the manner in which you may be using the router to connect to more than one service provider or remote site.

•The System Configuration menus display and permit changing:

•IP Setup

•Filter Sets

•IP Address Serving

•Network Address Translation (NAT)

•Date and Time

•SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

•Security

•Upgrade Feature Set

•Change Device to a Bridge

•Logging

•The Utilities & Diagnostics menus provide a selection of seven tools for monitoring and diagnosing the router's behavior, as well as for updating the firmware and rebooting the system.

•The Statistics & Logs menus display nine sets of tables and device logs that show information about your router, your network, and their history.

•The Quick Menus screen is a shortcut entry point to 22 of the most commonly used configuration menus that are accessed through the other menu entry points.

•The Quick View menu displays at a glance current real-time operating information about your router.

Connecting through a Telnet Session

Features of the Netopia 3387W-ENT can be configured through the Telnet screens.

Before you can access the Telnet screens, you must have:

•A network connection locally to the router or IP access to the router.

•Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router

Configuring Telnet software

If you are configuring your router using a Telnet session, your computer must be running a Telnet software program.